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Clifton "Gene" E. Wolff, Jr.

July 14, 1937 — December 11, 2024

Clifton "Gene" E. Wolff, Jr.

Clifton "Gene" E. Wolff Jr., 87, of Reevesville, South Carolina, husband of Karen Kruckeberg Waugh, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, December 11, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Sunday, December 22, 2024 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., West Ashley Chapel, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway at 5:00 pm. The family will receive friends Sunday, from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm.

Gene was born July 14, 1937 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late Clifton Wolff, Sr. and Delorise Burbage Wolff Nerber. W.B. Clifton "Gene" Wolff, Jr. was a Past Master of Orange-Charles Towne Lodge No. 14, AFM. He was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in 1970. He served as Worshipful Master in 1976-1977. He became a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Noble Mystics of the Shrine at Omar Shrine Temple in 1978, and received the 32nd Degree, "Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret" of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, SMJ, Valley of Charleston in 1978. He had over 50 years of Masonic Service. 

He was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Gene was an avid fisher and hunter, he often hunted deer, wild hog, and bears. He fished in Canada and Alaska. In his youth, Gene worked for Tesco, before forming his own company, Wolff & Son Electric, Inc., in the late 1970's. 

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter, Deborah Wolff Joyner (Brian); son, Troy Wolff (Candace); first wife, Rosemary Wolff; sister, Vickie Filyaw; sister-in-law, Cindy Wolff; grandchildren, Jackolynn Wolff, Audry Willingham (Doug), Kendall Snead (Josh Wagner), Jenna McClure (David Simmons); great-grandchildren, Douglass Willingham, Addy Willingham, and Adelyn Lacey; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Donald L. Wolff, and Jack A. Wolff; and second wife, Shirley Fanelli Wolff. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412, or to Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047, or to Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

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